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I had gotten the console from a friend and it turned on just fine, now even though I’ve tried several different power cords it the light won’t even come on.
Hey mate, this sounds like a power supply issue. Your options are, trying to fix the power supply (cold be changing a fuse, up to a capacitor). Or replacing the power supply its self. If you wish to fix it either way,follow this teardown; Sony PlayStation 2 Teardown Hope this is of some help to you.